invigorate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: invigorate	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for invigorate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
invigorate v heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" Synonym(s): inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt give life or energy to; "The cold water invigorated him" Synonym(s): quicken, invigorate make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit" Synonym(s): enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate, animate Antonym(s): blunt, deaden impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; "Exercise is invigorating" Synonym(s): invigorate, reinvigorate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Invigorate \Invig"orate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invigorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Invigorating}.] [Pref. in- in + vigor.] To give vigor to; to strengthen; to animate; to give life and energy to. Christian graces and virtues they can not be, unless fed, invigorated, and animated by universal charity. --Atterbury. Syn: To refresh; animate; exhilarate; stimulate.